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title: "Websocket"
description: "WebSocket connector for MCP implementations API Documentation"
icon: "code"
github: "https://github.com/mcp-use/mcp-use/blob/main/libraries/python/mcp_use/client/connectors/websocket.py"
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View the source code for this module on GitHub: <a href='https://github.com/mcp-use/mcp-use/blob/main/libraries/python/mcp_use/client/connectors/websocket.py' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>https://github.com/mcp-use/mcp-use/blob/main/libraries/python/mcp_use/client/connectors/websocket.py</a>
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WebSocket connector for MCP implementations.

This module provides a connector for communicating with MCP implementations
through WebSocket connections.

## WebSocketConnector

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<div className="text-black font-bold text-xl mb-2 mt-8"><code className="!text-black">class</code> WebSocketConnector</div>

Connector for MCP implementations using WebSocket transport.

    This connector uses WebSockets to communicate with remote MCP implementations,
    using a connection manager to handle the proper lifecycle management.

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```python
from mcp_use.client.connectors.websocket import WebSocketConnector
```

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### `method` __init__

Initialize a new WebSocket connector.


**Parameters**
><ParamField body="url" type="str" required="True" >   The WebSocket URL to connect to. </ParamField>
><ParamField body="headers" type="dict[str, str] | None" default="None" >   Optional additional headers. </ParamField>
><ParamField body="auth" type="str | dict[str, typing.Any] | httpx.Auth | None" default="None" >   Authentication method - can be: </ParamField>

**Signature**
```python wrap
def __init__(url: str, headers: dict[str, str] | None = None, auth: str | dict[str, typing.Any] | httpx.Auth | None = None):
```

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